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vishwaadiga

02-17-2010 01:23 AM

Server

I have installed RHEL 4.6.
But X server is not running.
Wen i executed xclock
Error: Can't open display: hostnmae:0.0

vinaytp

02-17-2010 01:34 AM

Hi vishwaadiga,

Pls give us more info.
How you are accessing your RHEL 4.6 ? Through Putty, vnc ?

If you are accessing thro putty, you can't run xclock. If you are accessing thro VNC, yes u can.

Confirm weather ur X-server is up

Code:

ps -e | grep Xorg

If X-server is not up and running try

Code:

# startx

Also you can try setting display variable

Code:

export DISPLAY=0:0.

linuxlover.chaitanya

02-17-2010 03:37 AM

When you say X server is not running, how do you expect to run X application?

chrism01

02-17-2010 07:12 PM

Also, why 4.6? The latest 4.x is 4.8 and the latest latest is 5.4

TB0ne

02-17-2010 08:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vishwaadiga (Post 3866506)

I have installed RHEL 4.6.
But X server is not running.
Wen i executed xclock
Error: Can't open display: hostnmae:0.0

If X isn't running, you will obviously not be able to run X apps. But you don't say whether you're running this on the console, or on a remote workstation.

The setting of the DISPLAY variable has been covered on here numerous times. If you're running it on a remote workstation, you'll have to have a working X setup on it first, able to run remote sessions. Again, been covered on here many times...do a search for it.

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